Paul Dehner Jr.
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Senior writer and The Growler Podcast host covering the Bengals for @TheAthleticNFL. Once dubbed "the man who set social media on fire." FYI: Day-ner.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Joined June 2009
There is a"12th Man" banner with a picture of Harambe currently hanging over the fourth deck facade behind the Rams end zone. He would have loved this.
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Epic gift alert: Joe Burrow gifted his offensive linemen authentic Japanese Katana swords. They are all unique. Each sword comes with its own story, from certain towns or battles. He put them all in a room and had them pick theirs out. “Joe does a great job at buying gifts.
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Burrow on the idea of this being a Super Bowl window: “The window is my whole career … The window is always open.”.
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Saw Joe Burrow, Ted Karras and DJ Reader, all captains, walking toward Bills locker room in the tunnel.
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Both teams the #Bengals need to lose Sunday turn to their backup QBs.
Colts QB Anthony Richardson (back/foot) has been downgraded to out, Joe Flacco will start Week 17 vs. Giants.
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Burrow: “I’m still going to celebrate with the guys and reminisce on what we did all season.”.
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Wow. Hell of a first scrimmage drive for Joe Burrow. Goes 6 of 6 for 69 yards, including a third-and-14 conversion to Auden Tate, then a perfect goal-to-go fade to Tate for a TD. That’ll do.
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Can confirm #Bengals land La’el Collins. New right tackle in place to complete OL overhaul. Three-year deal in Cincinnati.
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Ja'Marr Chase says Joe Burrow should be in the MVP conversation: "He is the best quarterback in the league. That's a fact.".
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Vontaze Burfict snubbed again.
The eight finalists for the 2018 Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award have been named. The award is presented each year to an NFL player who best demonstrates the qualities of on-field sportsmanship, including fair play, respect for the game and opponents, and integrity in competition.
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Ja’Marr Chase with time for a young fan in a Browns jersey before heading in to the locker room.
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BREAKING: Sources confirm #Bengals part ways with DC Lou Anarumo, OL coach Frank Pollack, LB coach James Bettcher and DL coach Marion Hobby.
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So much beauty, playmaking and elite competitiveness for three-plus hours then a trash flag decides it. It’s just so gross.
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La’el Collins on what he just said to Joe Burrow: “Your new bodyguard is in town. Nobody is touching you.”.
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#Bengals quickly moved to recruiting mode on OL La’el Collins and coming on strong with him in Cincinnati this evening. Joe Burrow the deal closer is involved, as you might imagine.
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Zac Taylor said some of his neighbors were out on the front lawn waiting for him at 1 a.m. "Haven’t gotten a lot of sleep yet, still taking it all in.".
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Zac Taylor gave players a Victory Monday off. Safety Jessie Bates said over Zoom when he showed up at 9:30 a.m. basically the entire team was there getting in a lift or treatment, hanging out. Then saw Joe Burrow get in a lift and start watching Browns film.
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Breaking bombshell in Cincinnati: #Bengals reach agreement with former Chiefs OT Orlando Brown Jr. The Bengals weren’t sitting out the first three days of free agency, they were backbuilding. Take a massive swing in protecting Joe Burrow.
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This year the #Bengals basically ended up with 7 home games, 9 road and a first place schedule. They’ve won seven in a row, will be AFCN champs and face a possible scenario having to survive a coin flip to avoid playing every playoff game away from Paycor Stadium. #FactsOnly.
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Tee Higgins talking about what Burrow just said and the possibility of returning.
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Uzomah on the Burrow audible. “I had to double take that one … He called it and gave me a wink. I’m like, ‘this guy is reckless.’ He’s the smartest guy on the field.”.
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Burrow: “Feel really good about the direction we are going. Been in this game the last two years. Won one, lost one.”.
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Burrow on if he was following Buffalo score: “I was not. I just assumed they were going to win.”.
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Rest of the NFL this year when scoring at least 33 points: 38-1. The #Bengals: 2-3 👀. #SeasonOfTheInexplicable.
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Jake Browning says Joe Burrow hooked up Browning’s family with use of his club box so they wouldn’t have to watch out in the cold.
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Ja'Marr Chase says he is not excited after this. What will excite him?. "Super Bowl. AFC Championship.".
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Joe Burrow on the excitement in city about playoff win: "The fans were very excited. I tried to downplay it and all that because this is how it’s going to be from here on out. This is a great win for us but this is the standard for the bare minimum every year going forward.".
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Joe Burrow speaking directly to the hearts of the #Bengals fan base. "I’m not here to go .500 and squeak into the playoffs. I’m out here to win games and win championships.".
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If you ever want to understand the margins of life in the NFL do a study of the Chiefs’ 9-0 versus the #Bengals’ 4-6.
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The Bengals have gone into Pittsburgh AND Baltimore and taken them both behind the woodshed. Go head and marinate on that for a minute.
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Zac Taylor on Bengals taking away the chance at the Atlanta title game league was promoting: “We keep screwing it up. Sorry.”.
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Joe Burrow just said he’s confident they will be able to find a way to get Tee Higgins back and he’s willing to do what it takes. 👀 . Asked why he’s confident, offered a sly “we’ll see.”. Wow.
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Joe Burrow the last two weeks is playing Madden on rookie mode: . 🔥 62 of 79 for 826 yards .🔥 8 total TDs (6 passing, 2 rushing).🔥 0 turnovers.🔥 78.5 (!) percent completion.🔥 9.9 yards per attempt.🔥 3.61 points per drive. Those numbers don't even seem real.
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All under contract through 2023 in Cincinnati: Joe Burrow, Tee Higgins, Tyler Boyd, Ja'Marr Chase, Joe Mixon. Offense going nowhere.
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Joe Burrow with 971 yards passing the last two weeks.
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Orlando Brown Jr. told us his tibia/fibia injury will heal on its own. Doesn't require surgery. He'll be around. "I’m a Cincinnatian. I’ll be here pretty much all offseason, working out, training in the facility. I’ll see the faces coming in and out of here.".
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Everyone at the #Bengals has egg on their face with this Jermaine Burton situation right now. He was publicly supported by everyone that matters in the building this week. He repaid them by blowing the . opportunity and forcing them to scramble.
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Important to know, because #Bengals kept Still on last year, he and Leah now have 5 years of NFL health insurance regardless of NFL status.
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Joe Mixon on piling up points at the end: "Why not? Over these past few years people been doing that to us. It's a great feeling that roles are reversed.".
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And that will be the end of the Irv Smith era. Unfathomable mistake.
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The #Bengals needed an entire team photo shoot with NBC this week because they weren't on SNF (or MNF) at all this year. Tyler Boyd: "We always got the 1 o'clock games and we got to prove ourselves to get on the big stage, that’s what we done.".
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The #Bengals flight home indeed had to make an emergency diversion to JFK due to engine trouble. All is well as they landed at JFK and are in the process of switching planes. Looks like the game vs NE wasn’t the only surprising close call today. @MarkVSlaughter had it first.
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A few minutes with Mike Gesicki. Now a free agent, he broke out this year and is definitely looking to make up for lost money but no shortage of understanding the value of playing with Joe Burrow.
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Joe Burrow on if he will happily report to the #Bengals it they select him at No. 1. “Yes. Of course.”. The. End. Of. This.
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Ja’Marr Chase. In uniform. Heading out to practice.
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Joe Burrow ends up AFC Player of the Month for November, December and January. Not a bad run.
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This season is beating down Joe Burrow. Every one of these news conferences looks harder to stomach than the previous.
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Eli Apple and BJ Hill with a couple messages for Tom Brady. Hill obviously heard the “fairly tough” comment this week.
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Joe Burrow: “I thought I would have my best year. I think I did.”. Says he expects next year to be even better with second year off wrist injury.
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Ja'Marr Chase says Joe Burrow texted him this morning: "Get your bags packed.".
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Joe Burrow on having to call his own plays when headset went out last week: "Never been in that position before. That was kind of exciting for me. Zac always jokes don’t pretend like the headset goes out so you can call your own plays. All of them worked, That was fun.".
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Ja'Marr Chase said there is one motivator that was one of his "best stories ever." . "Les Miles told me I couldn’t play receiver when I was coming out of high school.". Narrator: Les Miles was wrong.
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McPherson: "Our team is creating our own legacy. This being a team that will be remembered forever. The city is on fire and will probably burn down tonight.".
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And there it is: #Bengals at Steelers at 8pm on Saturday night. Will be on ABC/ESPN. Cleveland-Baltimore at 4:25pm Saturday. If Bengals win they have to wait for the 4pm window on Sunday to watch Miami-NYJ and KC-Denver go off at same time. Buckle up.
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Ja'Marr Chase went through what happened with his hip and the timeline today and want to lay it all out here. Pardon the thread. 1. Said he sustained the hairline fracture to his hip against the Saints on TD in end zone. Hyperextended knee and it went up to hip. (1/7).
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Joe Burrow, Game of Thrones fan, asked about his Instagram photo and caption following the win over the Ravens: . “King of the North, baby.”
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Joe Burrow asked if it was a cigar game: “Don’t worry, I smoked one in there.”. What kind of cigar? . “Whatever Joe Mixon gave me.”.
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At kickoff of the Chiefs game. Unreal timing.
A record deal: Joe Burrow has reached agreement with the Bengals on an 5-year, $275 million extension that includes $219.01 million guaranteed and makes him the highest-paid player in NFL history, sources tell ESPN.
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Ja'Marr Chase on MNF vs Buffalo: "This is what the NFL is for. The best of the best to play. Give the fans what they want and put on a show for the whole world to see.".
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Joe Burrow says doesn't like "Why Not Us," anymore. "I’m tired of the underdog narrative. We are a really, really good team. We are here to make noise. We are a really good team with good players and coaches.".
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La'el Collins: "The only goal is to win championships. I say that with an 'S.' With a strong 'S."".
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And another one. Joe Burrow wins Comeback Player of the Year.
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Vonn Bell on what he saw on the hit on JuJu Smith-Schuster. "I seen 19.".
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Zac Taylor says initial report on C.J. Uzomah is "encouraging." Says it looks like an MCL sprain.
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FINAL: #Bengals 31, 49ers 17. It took eight weeks, but the Cincinnati team everyone expected before the year has arrived. And elite Joe Burrow is at the forefront. He goes 28 of 32 (what!?!), makes every play imaginable and some inconceivable.
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Zac Taylor says second game ball goes to the city of Cincinnati.
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Remember when people were worried about Ja'Marr Chase?.
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Zac Taylor: “These are the stages they want to be on. They don’t shy away from them.”. Bengals 6-0 in primetime at home under Taylor.
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Jessie Bates: "My years here, that was the most electric atmosphere you could ask for.".
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The #Bengals defense won’t be confused for a great group anytime soon and had many moments where they looked like the liability they have been all season. But, make no mistake, in overtime they saved this team’s ass with three stops.
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What the #Bengals have developed with the white jerseys/whiteout/white field concept is one of the single biggest wins of their off-field re-brand.
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The value the #Bengals currently have living in the rookie contracts of Joe Burrow, Tee Higgins and Ja’Marr Chase is astronomical. The win-now window doesn’t get wider than that.
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Chase said he had to take his old jersey off the wall to give it to Burrow to wear.
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Sounds like Bengals are leaning toward going out to Los Angeles for an extended period of time next week to get acclimated and enjoy practicing in warm weather. Not finalized yet, but Zac Taylor says should have that locked down in next 24 hours.
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Orlando Brown had lunch with Joe Burrow yesterday in New York. “He’s not in it for accolades. He wants Super Bowls. I’m in it for the same reason.”.
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Ja'Marr Chase said "it hit me this week" this could be his last game with Tee Higgins and/or Tyler Boyd. Took a second to reflect: . "Lot of memories. Lot of laughs. Just a lot of bonding going on with those guys. Something I can’t explain, that’s how much fun we always have.".
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Hubbard said he was watching on the big screen and was yelling about Andrews. “He’s coming, somebody get a block on him.”.
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Maybe the Bengals should have taken Sewell. (HARD SARCASM FONT).
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C.J. Uzomah takes the stage, rips off his knee brace and tosses it a good 30 yards to the middle of the field. C.J. with a future in WWE if he wants it.
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I’m not saying this is an omen, but I unbelievably got stuck behind a Brinks truck on the way into the stadium today.
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This is really the crux of the argument from #Bengals, Zac Taylor: "There’s several instances this season where the club is fined or people in our building are fined and we are being told to follow the rules. It’s black and white in the rulebook . (1/2).
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Good day for TE C.J. Uzomah on his road back from MCL sprain. Worked on the side on the stationary bike, did kicks in the air and ran some with resistance bands from trainer Nick Cosgray.
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Joe Burrow currently the most pissed off 5TD QB in history here. “I’m not going to ignore the bad. I’m going to be hard on myself, I’m going to hard on us.”.
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D.J. Reader at the podium was just outstanding in every way. That is the type of guy you build a team/defense around.
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FINAL: Washington 38, Cincinnati 33. The nightmare scenario has arrived. What happened on the defensive side of the ball tonight is almost as concerning as the fact 2.4 percent of teams that start 0-3 have made the playoffs since 1990. Pound the panic button in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnatian Sam Hubbard on this win: “To me personally, it means the world. To look up in the stands and see the city come alive.”.
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FINAL: Bengals 34, Jaguars 31 (OT). The Jake Browning Game. What a night from a guy who waited four years for his chance. And now the Bengals, with that version of Browning, have real playoff hope in the wide open AFC.
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Joe Burrow makes his first appearance at Paul Brown Stadium on Tuesday. And we are off.
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Everyone laughing, clapping, smiling, wooing. Pissed off Joe Burrow: "Get your f---ing bodies right, get your minds right. It's a big one on Thursday.".
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